New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-06
GAGGED BY TWO ROBBERS
A WOMAN ATTACKED IN HER OWN HOME.

ovERPowERED BY POLITE CALLER, WHO WITH A
CONFEDERATE R,NsAcKs THE HOUSE.
Mrs. Augusta Pulvermacher lives in a well
furnished fat on the second story Of No. 1877
Avenue B. Her husband, Samuel, is a cigar manu-
facturer. Mrs. Pulvermachcr was quietly attend
ing to her household duties last Thursday after
noon when there was loud knock at the
kitchen door, She found TALL well dressed
man, with heavy mustache in the little re-
cepton room. The stranger politely asked if Mr.
Pulvermacher was AZ home. Being told that
he was not the stranger replied that he was
customer and wanted to give him large order.
After q moments thought the man asked Mrs.
Puvermacher if she would get him pencil and
paper. As she went toward the front room the
stranger followed close behind her. and in one of
the dark rooms threw his arm around her neck
and clasped his disengaged hand over her mouth.
When she struggled and tried to scream the
rufian threatened to kill her.
Another man entered the loom from the kitchen.
lie was short and stout and his face was partially
hidden by n slouch hat. without saying word
the new conner struck Mrs Pulvcrmacher on the
head with blunt instrument, partially stunning
Hhcr. While one Of the men stood close by Mrs.
Pulvcrmacher, the other began searching the
drawers Of bureau. Mrs Pulvermacher moved
and tried to get up The thieves then dragged
her into the kitchen and a piece of a sheet was
thrust into her mouth as q gag. 1t nearly suffo-
Gated her. and it was eased up little. The
thieves then ted the woman's hands and feet:
and as she would net keep quiet. the short thief
who showed the greater brutality, struck her
several times with his hand in the face and
hanged her head against the wall until she be-
came unconscious.
Then they went back TO their work OF ransacl1-
ing the apartment They evidently were expect
ing TO find large amount OF money, for they
upset everything and tore up several things out
Of pure righteousness. Several sillx dresses were
tied up in bundle and s25 taken from
bureau drawer While one OF the men was
searching the front room, the other watched at
the kitchen door. Somebody came up the stairs,
and the lookout gave whistle as an alarm
Both the men escaped by the front stairway just
as Mr. Pulvermacher entered the kitchen and
found his wife bound and unconscious, with her
face covered with blood Mrs. Puvermache was
hours before she able To tell the story of the
outrage. She is still confined TO her bed with
her injuries.
The police Of the Thirteenth Precinct were in
formed of the outrage, and Captain Schultz de-
tailed detectives TO work up the case The
thieves did not take any of the plunder which
they had packed up. as they went away in too
much OF hurry. Inspector Byrncs is giving
the matter his personal attention. The thieves
were accurately described by Mrs Pulvermacher
and young woman who lives in the same house,
and saw them watching for several hours in the
ncighborhood on Thursday There was another
attem { at robbery last week in the same block
and last Saturday an attempt was made 10 rob
the store OF Mr. Puvermachers brother at No. A